Essential Elements of the Expository Essay _ Name, Date, Block in upper right-hand corner _ Title of your essay is centered- _ Introduction, Body, and Conclusion _ Intro. has an attention-getter (W. Inc 55) _ Author and title mentioned in opening para. _ Title of text is properly punctuated. _ Intro. has a thesis statement which states occasion and position and the comparison of the topic (W. Inc 51, 248) _ Body Paragraphs have the following components: (Writers Inc 97, 99) _A. Topic Sentence (Writers Inc 96) _B. Reason, Fact, Detail, Example, Quote,
Statistic, Anecdote, Definition, Explanation, Paraphrasing, Comparison, Analysis, &/or Summary
(see green box on p. 594) _C. Essay uses at least 2 quotes to support
main argument of essay. _D. Student author uses parenthetical
notation to cite source of quotes. (Golding 54) _E. Closing(or clincher or transition)
-restate your position; use keywords, summarize, convince, make a transition (link) to your next
paragraph (Writers Inc 104) _F. Transition words that move reader from
idea to idea smoothly (W.Inc 114-5)
_ A Conclusion that: (Writers Inc 58) _A. Revisits/reiterates the thesis statement _B. Summarize/touch on/sum-up the main
points of the essay _B. Use keywords that occurred throughout
your essay _C. Convince the reader that you believe
in what you have explained _D. Conclude the essay
_ Name, Date, Block in upper right-hand corner
_ Title of your essay is centered-
_ Introduction, Body, and Conclusion
_ Intro. has an attention-getter (W. Inc 55)
_ Author and title mentioned in opening para.
_ Title of text is properly punctuated.
_ Intro. has a thesis statement which states occasion and position and the comparison of the topic (W. Inc 51, 248)
_ Body Paragraphs have the following components: (Writers Inc 97, 99)
_A. Topic Sentence (Writers Inc 96)
_B. Reason, Fact, Detail, Example, Quote,
Statistic, Anecdote, Definition, Explanation, Paraphrasing, Comparison, Analysis, &/or Summary
(see green box on p. 594)
_C. Essay uses at least 2 quotes to support
main argument of essay.
_D. Student author uses parenthetical
notation to cite source of quotes. (Golding 54)
_E. Closing(or clincher or transition)
-restate your position; use keywords, summarize, convince, make a transition (link) to your next
paragraph (Writers Inc 104)
_F. Transition words that move reader from
idea to idea smoothly (W.Inc 114-5)
_ A Conclusion that: (Writers Inc 58)
_A. Revisits/reiterates the thesis statement
_B. Summarize/touch on/sum-up the main
points of the essay
_B. Use keywords that occurred throughout
your essay
_C. Convince the reader that you believe
in what you have explained
_D. Conclude the essay